"SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is an all-in-one solution that contains technology innovations and usability breakthroughs including integrated desktop search, accelerated graphical interfaces and numerous application improvements. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop delivers market-leading usability plus an exceptional end user experience with an easy-to-use and easy-to-learn environment. Seamless interoperability and support for standards allows SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop to readily coexists with Windows, Mac, Unix and other operating systems." The preview page has some screenshots and a screencast. My take: And there was much rejoicing. I'm seriously looking forward to this release.

While I see some great ideas being implemented with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop I do agree that I don't like the new start menu, especially for an Enterprise desktop. The reason being Novell is marketing mainly to current Windows users, not just other Linux users or OSX users. So since Windows has for many years controlled the market share on the desktop then a Linux distribution should provide ease of migration if the developer in this case Novell wants to attract customers. Even though I can sort of understand Novell's approach to this concept by providing what they believe offers improved functionality I believe in the end it will just frustrate customers using the new menu (aka: Start Menu, KMenu, GMenu).